Bequests

A Gift of IRA Assets:
You can support Center for Food Action by making a gift of IRA assets. The charitable IRA rollover provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act has been made permanent by Congress. This provision allows you to transfer any amount, up to $100,000, from your IRA directly to a charitable organization. This is a tax-advantaged way to make your annual or special gift to CFA. To qualify, you must:

-Make a Gift of Stock:
You can transfer a gift of stock directly to CFA, which allows you to avoid capital gains tax and puts your gift to immediate work. Make your gift by December 31, 2017.

-Creating A Legacy:
Through planned giving, you can continue the philanthropic values you cherished during your lifetime. Include a provision for CFA in your will. By naming CFA in your will you can continue to support the very important work you have supported during your life. A bequest can be made for a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or a specific asset, such as stock. Sometimes a codicil to your will designating CFA is all you need. Designate CFA as one of the recipients of your life insurance policy, brokerage or savings account. You can select CFA as a primary, secondary or contingent beneficiary. This enables you to increase your giving, ultimately making a larger gift than otherwise might be possible.

We are extraordinarily grateful to see our community come together to support frontline care team members in the last several months. Through your generosity, more than 150,000 meals from local restaurants were donated to help power our team through the height of the COVID-19 crisis. As we begin to move forward, our locations will no longer be accepting food donations—but we ask that you keep that generous spirit alive.

We encourage you to instead direct your financial donations to Center for Food Action’s Give a Meal Program to help those going hungry within our communities. Together, we can curb hunger, help local restaurants, and make a difference for families in need.